Scale-invariance of niche breadth in fleas parasitic on small mammals

Ecography

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 630-635

  Krasnov, Boris R ^a,b   Mouillot, David ^c   Khokhlova, Irina S ^a   Shenbrot, Georgy I ^a,b   Poulin, Robert ^d  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Ramon Science Center   (Israel)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLEA; HOLARCTIC REGION; HOST SPECIFICITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

MAMMALIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 53349128923     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2008.05522.x     Document Type: Article

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